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谏
諫
jiàn
1. to remonstrate
2. to admonish
Uncommon • Top 69%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

谏
jiàn
to admonish, to remonstrate
11 丶

Compound Words (13)

劝谏
quànjiàn
to admonish
几谏
jījiàn
to admonish (a senior person)
泣谏
qìjiàn
to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
直谏
zhíjiàn
to admonish sb frankly
苦谏
kǔjiàn
to admonish strenuously
规谏
guījiàn
to remonstrate
诤谏
zhèngjiàn
to criticize frankly
谏征
jiànzhēng
to send or go on a punitive expedition
谏正
jiànzhèng
see [[諍諫|诤谏<zhèngjiàn>]]
谏言
jiànyán
advice
谏诤
jiànzhèng
see [[諍諫|诤谏<zhèngjiàn>]]
讽谏
fěngjiàn
(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
从谏如流
cóngjiànrúliú
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

Alternate Entries

谏
Jiàn
surname Jian

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,049
Word Frequency Rank
58,266 of 84,292

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